Elections, Executive Action, and Obama — Top Picks of the Immigration and Refugee Blogosphere

President Obama is facing pressure from all sides to take action on immigration reform after Congress failed to move forward on the issue before the August recess. In this week’s edition of top picks, I’d like to highlight a piece from America’s Voice demonstrating that it is time for members of Congress to think of individuals most impacted by their inaction on immigration reform instead of their own re-election. With legal backing, and the well-being of thousands in the balance, there is no excuse for inaction.

Please comment if you have any thoughts about this week’s Top Picks. Thank you for taking the time to visit this blog, and I look forward to sharing the best online commentary on immigration and refugee issues.

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“[I[t is time for members of Congress to think of individuals most impacted by their inaction on immigration reform instead of their own re-election.”

Perhaps it is time for Congress to think about what is in the best interests of American CITIZENS…who are their constituents. They should ask themselves: Does massive immigration of low-income, low-skilled individuals HELP American citizens, or hurt them? Does increasing the unskilled labor pool help or hurt low-income Americans? Does bringing in huge numbers of individuals who use welfare (which over 70% of refugees do) help or hurt taxpayers? Do large numbers of illiterate, non-taxpaying children help or hurt the education of citizen children? Just saying…